Luke 15:7
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.”
μετανοέω
Meta — after. Noeo — to think. To think again after. Repentance is not self-punishment. It is a change of mind so complete that your direction changes. You were walking one way. Now you walk another. That is metanoia.
χαρά
Joy
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χαρά
Joy, delight, gladness. Chara. The joy of the LORD is your strength. Joy is not dependent on circumstances. It is rooted in who God is and what He has done. It is always available.
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μετάνοια
Repent
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μετάνοια
Repentance, a change of mind and direction. Metanoia. God's kindness leads you to repentance. Repentance is not running from God. It is running to Him. It begins with His kindness.
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οὐρανός
Heaven
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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λέγω
I say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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χρεία
need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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δίκαιος
righteous ones
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δίκαιος
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
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ἤ
rather than
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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εἰμί
there will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐννενηκονταεννέα
ninety
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ἐννενηκονταεννέα
ninety-nine
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